Hutterite life: a world apart – in pictures

The Hutterites are a religious community who believe that only by living separately from the world will they guarantee a place in heaven.
Kelly Hofer was a Hutterite who could not endure such isolation and aspired to be a professional photographer. His story,
How to Get to Heaven with the Hutterites, is screened on BBC1 on 7 March. Here is a selection of his photographs of the community from Manitoba province, Canada